Description: This small crustose lichen of ancient dry-barked trees having a chalky white thallus scattered with tiny brown flecks, occurs low down on old tree boles, usually between root plate and waist height. It is a species of oak especially in ancient woodland or in former wood-pasture sites. In Ireland the species has been recorded in Fermanagh and Londonderry.

Key Identification Features:

• Thallus chalky — about 1cm across — with numerous small pale brown flecks (easily missed) UV+ lime-green/blue-green; discs rare
• On old, dry oak bark in former parkland or ancient woodland sites.

Original text submitted by Vince J. Giavarini

Distribution Map from NBN: Lecanographa amylacea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Lecanographa amylacea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.